Improvement in breech-loading fire-arms



E.L-. PERRY. l Breeo-h-Loadng Pire-Arm.

Patented Dec. lo, 1878.

.lllllllll WITNE'E EES UNrnn STATES! PATENT Prion.

EDWARD L. PERRY, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN BREEcH-LOADING `l-'lrua-.amvre Specification forrning part of Letters Patent No. 210,626, dated December l0, 1878 application filed l July 31, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known' that I, EDWARD L PERRY, of Paterson, State of New Jersey, have invented l a new and valuable Improvement in'Toy Riiies;

and I do hereby declare that-,the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the coustruction and operation of the sah1*','reference being had to the annexed drawings,- making a part of this'specification, and to the letters and iigures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawing is a'representation of' a longitudinal sectionrof myinvention. Fig. 2 is a detached view of the skeleton handle. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a portion of the tube on an enlarged scale. Fig. et is a Aside elevation of the plunger, showing the elongated opening. Fig. 5 is a detailviewof the` breech and firing-pin; Fig: f6, a side elevation of the detachable barrel.

`This invention has vrelation to toy 4guns or rides, and to that class which are breech-loading, and capable of firing either ball or blank cartridges.

The invention has for its object to simplify4 the constructibu of this class of toys, and th erehy lessen the cost in their manufacture, while at the same time the perfect operation of .the

gun in firing the cartridge is preserved, as will be hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a tube composed of any suitable metal, and provided at its outer end with interior screw-threads a, and upon its opposite end with screw-threads b upon its exterior, for attaching a skeleton stock or handle, B, said handle terminating in a short tube or cylinder, c, formed with interior screw-threads d, for engagin g with the screw-threads b upon the end of the barrel or tube A. The tube A is formed, at or near its outer end, with a right-angled slot, e, which may be located at any point around the periphery of the tube A, butpreferably -near the end thereof.- An elongated slot or' opening, f, is formed upon the under side of the tube A, the purpose of .which will be hereinafter described.

Upon the under side of the tube A is se: cured, by a suitable screw, g, the trigger-guard h, said screw also holding between the end of the tri ggenguard and barrel ailat metal spring,

end having screw-threads thereon, which engage with a screw-hole in the end ofthe guard h. This rod has upon its upper end a back sight, l, and when it is desired to remove the stock from the tube A the screw part of the rod is disengaged with the screw-threads in the end of the triggeiaguard h, thereby allowing the tube A or stock Bto be unscrewed and separated.

By the means above described of connect ing the trigger-guard to both the tube and stock they are retained in their relative position= to cach other.

Fitting within. the tube A is a plunger, C, the outer end thereof formed solid, while the other portion is tubular to receive a rubber, wire, or any other suitable spring, D. In this instance, however, I have shown a continuous rubber band, the inner end being suitably connected to the end of the plunger, while the opposite end is secured to the tube A, or to a 'pin passing through the same and through elongated slots or openings m in the tube. A

.thumb-screw, n, is connected to the solid end of the plunger, by which it is operated or forced back until the triggerg' engages with a notch or opening in the plunger, and holds it in position ready for iiring or discharging the gun.

A tube, E, of any suitable metal, and of sufflcient strength and thickness, and having a proper-sized bore to form the barrel of the gun, is secured to the cud of the tube A. This barrel is formed with or has rigidly secured to one 'of its ends a bushing, o, with screw- 'threads p, by which said barrel is connected pin q'. 'Ihis nung-pin is formed witha head, lr, which bears against a rubber or Aelastic buffer, G, -which nts within 'a suitably-formed seat at the rear end of the breech.

A thumb-screw, s', issecuredto the breech F for adjusting or operating 'the' same, or to change its position' in the tube A.

The cartridge, as represented at H, is inserted in the end of the' barrel E through the larger portion c of the slot e, irst pulling back the breech and lookin g it in the right-angled part t of the slot e, the plunger G being held back ready for action by engaging with the trigger j. As the plunger is released by pressing on the trigger j, the solid portion or for ward end thereof is forced against the head r of the ring-pin q. The breech F, previous. to the release of the plunger, is changed to the position as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the end thereof restingfagai-nst the cartridge, or nearly in. contact therewith, so Vthat the pin q will be brought against the cartridge with suicient force to explode thesame', after which the elasticity of the buffer will cause the pin tobe thrown'back..

It will be noticed that every provision is made for the ready taking apart or separating the several parts'composin g the gun, and at the same timey makin g theparts so very simple in construction that they may be produced by the manufacturer at a triflin'g cost.

llaving novi' fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let-ters Patent, is-J 1. The detachable stock B, in combination with the tube A and trigger-guard h, one end of which is detachably connected to the tube, and the otherend detachably connected to the stock B, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

adjustablebreeeh F, liring-pin q, and elastic bui'er G, said breech being independent ol the plunger, and operating' substantially as specilied.

l In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses. y I

EDWARD L. PERRY. Witnesses HENRY W. Martina, WALTER NUTT. 

